Iqbal Singh Chahal appointed as additional chief secretary in CMO

The decision came after the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the state government to appoint Gagrani as the new BMC commissioner

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday appointed Iqbal Singh Chahal as the additional chief secretary in charge of the chief minister’s secretariat, replacing Bhushan Gagrani.

Iqbal Singh Chahal (File Photo)

The decision came after the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the state government to appoint Gagrani as the new BMC commissioner.

Following the Lok Sabha poll schedule announcement in March, the ECI had ordered the state government to transfer Chahal, other civic commissioners and additional or deputy municipal commissioners, who have served more than three years.

Chahal, an IAS officer of the 1989 batch, was appointed as the municipal commissioner on May 8, 2020, replacing Praveen Pardeshi.

Former additional municipal commissioner (projects) P Velrasu, a 2002 batch IAS officer, was also transferred and posted in the social justice department in Mantralaya as secretary.